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Christmas Choir Factor

This Christmas, Birmingham Royal Ballet is searching for the West Midlands' eight best school choirs to complete their evenings of The Nutcracker at Birmingham Hippodrome with Christmas Choir Factor.

From Friday 27 November to Sunday 13 December, Birmingham Royal Ballet will perform
The Nutcracker at Birmingham Hippodrome to over 25,000 people and the company are searching for school choirs to perform in the foyer before performances.

On selected evenings, one of the eight choirs will sing Christmas Carols as audiences come into the theatre and complete the festive treat. Each winning choir will also receive 20 free tickets for them to enjoy the performance on the evening that they sing.

The Nutcracker is the perfect treat for people of all ages this Christmas and follows Clara as she is spirited away from her home on Christmas Eve on a magical journey and transformed into the Sugar Plum Fairy to dance with her prince.

To enter your school choir into the competition send an audio file or CD showcasing your choir's talents and clearly detailing the contact name, school name and contact details by midday on Monday 9 November to tomstevens@brb.org.uk or

Terms and Conditions

1. The search is open to all schools.
2. The search is also open to all community choirs and any choir not classed as professional.
3. The maximum choir size is 30, although only 20 free tickets will be given to successful choirs regardless of choir size.
4. 20 free tickets will be offered for the performance of The Nutcracker at which the choir sing and cannot be exchanged to another performance or moved to another location within the auditorium.
5. Choirs are responsible for their own travel to and from the theatre on the evening of their performance.
6. The judges' decision is final.
7. The choir will perform between 18:45-19:20 and must arrive at the theatre before 18:15 in order to set-up and prepare.
8. Although choirs will be covered by Birmingham Hippodrome's Public Liability Insurance, choirs should be covered by their own insurance also.